Is Your House Haunted? 16 Signs of a Visitor

Raenae WannJune 18, 20140

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Are you encountering unexplainable footsteps walking down the hallway,
items disappearing, lights turning on randomly? These may be signs that
your house is haunted. All hauntings are
different and can
vary from hearing a door slamming occasionally all the way to seeing
full apparitions.

It is important to understand if your house is haunted to determine the
steps to take. According to About.com, below are the 16 signs that your
house is haunted.

Common Signs

Unexplained noises – These noises can include footsteps, knocking,
banging, scratching, something being dropped. These noises can be subtle
and other times they can be quite loud.

Doors, cabinets and cupboards opening and closing – Very rarely will
the experiencer ever witness this phenomenon take place. Most often the
experiencer will hear a door open or close and when it is investigated
the door is typically in the opposite position than it was previously
placed in.

Lights turning off and on – Lights will turn on and off when the
experiencer knows they previously left it on or off. This occurrence is
also rarely witnessed. This can also happen to electrically powered
devices like TVs and radios.

Items disappearing and reappearing – This phenomenon is called the
DOPler Effect (DOP = Disappearing Object Phenomenon). Experiencers will
place a normal, everyday object in a typical spot in the house. Later
when they go to retrieve that item, the item is gone and nowhere to be
found after a thorough search. Hours, days or weeks later, the object
reappears in the exact position it was left in before it went missing.

Unexplained shadows – Fleeting shadows are normally seen out of the
corner of our eyes. These shadows typically take human forms, also known
as Shadow
People, while other
times they are less distinguishable or smaller.

Strange animal behavior – Dogs will sometimes bark at something
unseen, cower without reason or refuse to enter a room they normally do.
While cats seem to be watching something move about the room. Animals do
have sharper senses than humans, many researchers feel their psychic
abilities are allowing them to notice this
behavior quicker and better.

Feelings of being watched - Many people tend to get the feeling of
being watched throughout the day, however, it may have a paranormal
source if the feeling is consistently occurring in a particular part of
the house at a particular time.

Unusual Signs

These next signs are rarer phenomena, but could be stronger evidence of
a haunting:

Mild psychokinetic phenomena – Actually seeing a door open or close, a
light flick on or off, or a child’s toy turn on by itself. Others state
that they can hear or feel something sitting on the
bed next to them.

Feelings of being touched – Some feel something brush past them, touch
their hair or a "hand" on their shoulder. Others can feel a gentle poke,
push or nudge.

Cries or whispers – Some can hear voices, whispering, crying or even
music from an unknown source.

Cold or hot spots – cold spots in your house is one sign that your
house can be haunted.

Unexplained smells – a fragrance of perfume or cologne does not exist
in your house. This phenomenon may be accompanied by shadows, voices or
psychokinetic phenomena.

Very Strong Signs

Moving or levitating objects (severe psychokinetic phenomena) – some
instances of this phenomena include plates sliding off the table,
pictures flying off the walls, doors slamming with great force or
furniture sliding across the floor.

Physical assault – This type of phenomena is very rare, but includes
scratches, slaps and hard shoves.

Other physical evidence – This can include unexplained writing on
paper or walls, hand prints and footprints.

Apparitions – This very rare phenomena is a physical
manifestation of a
spirit or entity. These human shaped forms can be seen as mist,
transparent or solid.

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Raenae Wann

Raenae Wann is an Email Marketing Specialist at Gaia. When she's not working on those emails you're receiving in your inbox, she's scouring the Internet for new research and developments on the paranormal, outer space, conspiracies and also enjoys learning about all-natural beauty and skin care products.
Raenae started her college education at Colorado State University and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration of Hospitality Management, but has worked many years in the email marketing industry. As a foster parent for a non-profit dog rescue, she's an advocate for ensuring healthy and safe living environments for animals. On her days off, you can find her snuggling with her pets or catching up on some PC gaming.